Gospel: John 6:51-58
I am the living bread from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live forever. The bread I shall give is my flesh, and I will give it for the life of the world.”The Jews were arguing among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
So Jesus replied, “Truly, I say to you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. The one who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
My flesh is really food, and my blood is truly drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood, live in me, and I in them. Just as the Father, who is life, sent me, and I have life from the Father, so
whoever eats me will have life from me. This is the bread from heaven; not like that of your ancestors, who ate and later died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”
Read: In the first reading, God fed his traveling people with manna in the desert, the food God provided for His people on their journey. Meanwhile, in the second reading, St. Paul tells the believers in Corinth that taking the bread and wine is a communion with the Body and Blood of Christ, forming us into one body in Christ. In the Gospel, from chapter 6 of John, Jesus declares
himself the Bread of Life, giving life to those who eat it.
Reflect: The Eucharist is true food and drink for us, but at the same time, it is also very different from every other food and drink that we take. The food we eat is transformed into our bodies, but the food of the Eucharist transforms us into the Body of Christ. Indeed, as we take the Body of Christ, we are being transformed into his likeness and empowered to live out our identity and call as Christians more effectively. The Lord Jesus is with us; in the Eucharist, he empowers us as we continue our synodal journey toward the Father.
Pray: Father, thank you for giving us your Son as our Bread of Life. Continue to nourish us so we may be a piece of bread to others.
Act: Consider how you can share your resources with those in need.
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